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Hyperion bioenergy turbine shutdown, odor complaints and community tours noted in council update
Summary
City manager reported a recent turbine shutdown at Hyperion's bioenergy facility, 16 odor complaints to the South Coast Air Quality Management District in two weeks (no violation issued), and announced upcoming community tours of the facility.
City Manager Darryl George updated the council on recent activity at the Hyperion bioenergy facility. The South Coast Air Quality Management District received 16 odor complaints in the prior two weeks but did not issue any notice of violation, the manager said.
On June 3 at about 7:45 a.m., Hyperion’s bioenergy facility experienced a shutdown of combustion gas turbine No. 2; the cause was under investigation at the time of the report. Some digester gas was flared intermittently until about 8:35 a.m., according to the city update. Hyperion is offering community tours on June 18 at 1 p.m. and July 12 at 10 a.m.; sign-ups are on the city website.
The meeting summary directs readers to the city’s Hyperion webpage for more information. The transcript does not record regulatory findings or enforcement actions; the South Coast Air Quality Management District was described as having received complaints but not having issued violations as of the update.
